Firsts Quote by Twyla Tharp

It is in the failures of our striving that we find ourselves, and it is then, in the rising above them and trying again,…

— Rick Tumlinson

“For that matter, few ideas are as crazy as my favorite thing, running. It’s hard. It’s painful. It’s risky. The rewards are few and…

— Phil Knight

My greatest ideas stem from running.

— Sasha Azevedo

A lot of times, some of my best ideas happen when I'm running. That's when I do my best thinking.

— Apolo Ohno

“The start of a run is like the start of a writing session: First you resist, then you threaten to quit, then you roll…

— Gregor Collins

Running has taught me, perhaps more than anything else, that there's no reason to fear starting lines... or other new beginnings.

— Amby Burfoot

We are constantly misled by the ease with which our minds fall into the ruts of one or two experiences

— William Osler

In creativity, as in running, you have to start where you are.

— Julia Cameron

When the ideas are coming, I don't stop until the ideas stop because that train doesn't come along all the time.

— Dr. Dre

“Perhaps it is to fulfill this primal urge that runners and joggers get up every morning and pound the streets in cities all over…

— Adharanand Finn

As runners, we all go through many transitions-- transitions that closely mimic the larger changes we experience in a lifetime. First, we try to…

— Amby Burfoot

I always tell beginning runners: Train your brain first. It's much more important than your heart or legs.

— Amby Burfoot